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/ 1 year agoWhy do fingers get wrinkly after a long bath or swim? A biomedical engineer explains
Recent research suggests blood vessels are the key to why fingers and toes turn pruny and pale after being submerged for...
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/ 1 year agoGospel singer Mahalia Jackson made a suggestion during the 1963 March on Washington − and it changed a good speech to a majestic sermon on an American dream
As the “Queen” of gospel music, Mahalia Jackson sang two songs during the historic March on Washington. But her most famous...
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/ 1 year agoTrump out on bail – a criminal justice expert explains the system of cash bail
One by one, former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants in the Georgia presidential election interference case turned themselves in...
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/ 1 year agoAI scores in the top percentile of creative thinking
Researchers had college students and AI take a standardized test in creative thinking, and all of them were scored by trained...
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/ 1 year agoScreen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens – a pediatric sleep expert explains how critical sleep is to kids’ mental health
Exposure to screens before bedtime can contribute to chronic sleep deprivation, which raises the risk for anxiety, depression and even suicidal...
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/ 1 year agoHow some Muslim and non-Muslim rappers alike embrace Islam’s greeting of peace
In many parts of the world, hip-hop has become a way for Muslim artists to assert their belonging and identity.
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/ 1 year agoHow educational research could play a greater role in K-12 school improvement
A veteran education researcher raises questions about whether educational research is actually being put to use.
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/ 1 year agoIndia’s Chandrayaan-3 landed on the south pole of the Moon − a space policy expert explains what this means for India and the global race to the Moon
India became the first country to land near the south pole of the Moon, a notoriously difficult achievement that also marks...
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/ 1 year agoCampus sexual assault prevention programs could do more to prevent violence, even after a decade-long federal mandate
In the 10 years since the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act took effect, the measure appears to have had a greater...
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/ 1 year agoWaves of strikes rippling across the US seem big, but the total number of Americans walking off the job remains historically low
Many of the reasons for strikes now – low compensation, technological change, job insecurity and safety concerns – mirror the motives...
